Where does “gleðjast” come from?

gleðjast (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gleðja, from Old Norse gleðja, from Old Norse -ja, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

gleðjast (Icelandic): To be happy, to be pleased

Definitions

  1. To be happy, to be pleased

Ancestry of “gleðjast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgleðjato gladden, make happy
2Old Norsegleðjato gladden, to make glad
3Old Norse-ja—
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →